Padres wanted Juan Francisco and two low end prospects for Headley.

[BTS]

I doubt there will be a QO, but I do think the Jays have a good shot at re-signing him, and if it's something in the 3 year $20-25M range I think that would be doable.

 

If the team is capped at $135 million, 7-8 million on a reliever is nuts. Consider further that he's 33 and will likely command a 3-year deal and there's no way he should be retained.

[burlingtonbandit]

That's only useful when Lind isn't injured though remember, and also doesn't take into account what Lind might bring in trade (not a blue chip prospect, but not org guys either). This last one with his foot was a fluke, but he seems to have a really bad back which is almost guaranteed to pop up at least a few times a year. I don't think it's unreasonable to suggest that Francisco could provide equal overall value over the course of an average year, especially when you add in the ability to kind of fill in at 3rd periodically. I'd be sad to see Lind go (I was probably one of the few that didn't want him DFA'd a few years ago), but I can see an argument for trading him and going with Francisco.

 

The risk of relying on Francisco to produce is probably higher than Lind getting injured. I am not sure I want to go down that path. If the goal is to save money, trade Buehrle and his 19 million and maybe even Reyes as well if you can find someone else to play SS.